A girl in need of a horse, a gift from God, he came to me when I didn’t know I needed a horse like this. Fresh off the track, he thought he could out-run them all. (We never told him that his unique “paddle stride” would make it tough to hit the winner’s circle.) What many would call expensive yard art, Clyde was my confidant, my hero, my big guy, and the shoulder I cried on. He was Waco’s wingman when Waco was in rehab and he was the teacher to many a small girl that big horses are not scary and, in fact, are dependent on care from their humans. He was funny and quirky and followed me around like a puppy most of the time. He was everything I ever needed in a horse – 21 loving years of his 25 years on this earth.

Song credit: Templeton Thompson

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